Programme Specialist (various profiles - refer to Purpose of Call for Interest)
Rome
- Organization: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Location: Rome
- Grade: Consultancy - Consultant - Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Project and Programme Management
- OSD
- Closing Date: Closed
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Organizational Setting FAO’s Office of Support to Decentralization (OSD) provides programmatic and operational guidance and support to the Organization’s network of Decentralized Offices, serving as their advocate at headquarters. OSD assists in the development of policies, standards and procedures to facilitate FAO’s effective performance at country, subregional and regional levels. Through its liaison role, it ensures coordination and knowledge and information exchange between Decentralized Offices and headquarters, and among Decentralized offices within and across regions. Purpose of Call for Expression of Interest The purpose of this Call is to identify suitably qualified and experienced consultants and/or PSA subscribers to populate a roster for the following profiles\:
Candidates may be involved in more than one orientation and may be invited to undertake short-term assignments ranging in duration from a few days or weeks to a maximum of 11 months. Reporting Lines The Consultants/PSAs selected will report mainly to the OSD Communication Officer but may be required to report to other OSD Programme Officers for specific tasks during the assignment. Technical Focus Relating to FAO’s decentralized office network and OSD’s support and oversight functions, depending on the specific Consultant/PSA profile, the technical focus includes but is not limited to\:
Tasks and responsibilities Following are the generic functions for which candidates are sought. Specific tasks and responsibilities will be defined in Terms of Reference prepared for different assignments, according to\: i) the profile orientation required; and ii) the selected candidates’ experience, qualifications and expertise. Profile and orientations Programme Specialist i) Reporting ii) Information research and analysis; iii) Capacity building; iv) Knowledge management;
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CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
Depending on the Profile and orientation\:
- For consultants, an advanced university degree or university degree in a in a discipline relevant to the duties listed or otherwise related to FAO’s Programme of Work, including technical fields discipline, which may include technical fields related to FAO’s Programme of Work.For PSAs, a relevant tertiary qualification.
- Three years (Category C consultant/PSA) or five years (Category B consultant/PSA) of experience relevant to the Profile and orientation(s) sought or in areas related to FAO’s technical work.
- For consultants, excellent working knowledge of English and limited knowledge of French or Spanish. Knowledge of Arabic, Chinese or Russian will be considered an asset. For PSAs, excellent working knowledge of English
Selection Criteria Dependent on the orientation(s)\:
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FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
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